Is this SATA 3 Interface (6gb/s)?
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The interface between SATAIII and SATAII are the same. If you are curious whether your dvd drive bay can take advantage of a SATA 3 hdd of some sort, that would be up to the laptop you are using. Most likely, the dvd bay will still be a SATA 2 controller, but that something you will have to check on with your laptop. Point being, any SATA 3 will work in the drive bay, however your computer might not take advantage of a SSD beyond SATA II speeds.
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the device will perform at what ever rate you hdd an mother bored will produce its just the connector for what ever hard.
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It should work fine, though I haven't used that brand drive myself. It's the correct type (SATA III).
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If you have a sata cable already just use that. there's no difference between regular sata cables and sata 6gb/sec cables other than the clip on the 6gb/sec cables.
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That compatibility is based on the interface. I believe this MB has a SATA3 3Gb/s ports. Why a 10k rpm drive versus an SSD?
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No, I don't think so, from a data standpoint, this is just a passthrough device, so if you connect a 6Gbps SSD in one of the bays, the bay itself will not affect the speed. I use this as a holder of my drives for my RAID6 array, and the drives are mechanical, so my limiting factor is the throughput of the RAID controller first, and secondarily the read/write performance of the drives. I'm getting over 3Gbps to this array, so that is further evidence that the device itself does not affect SATA throughput.
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I wish I could give you a good answer on this, but I installed it in a an older puter with an older sata3 buss, and ahci wasnt even an option in the bios. that being said, the customer is very happy with it said her puter has never been faster...
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SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, also known as SATA II. In other words, your motherboard will address the drive, but you won't benefit from the increased speed capability of this strong WD hard drive. One solution is to buy a Rosewill RC-227 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card. Of course, your motherboard must have a PCI-e x1 slot available. A $19 solution.. SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, also known as SATA II. In other words, your motherboard will address the drive, but you won't benefit from the increased speed capability of this strong WD hard drive. One solution is to buy a Rosewill RC-227 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card. Of course, your motherboard must have a PCI-e x1 slot available. A... » Read More SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, also known as SATA II. In other words, your motherboard will address the drive, but you won't benefit from the increased speed capability of this strong WD hard drive. One solution is to buy a Rosewill RC-227 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card. Of course, your motherboard must have a PCI-e x1 slot available. A $19 solution.. « Show Less
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Yes. Sata 3 drives are backwards compatible with Sata 2 Connections and vice versa. But you'll be capped with Sata 2 speed.
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There is no SATA 6.0. SATA 3 is 6.0 Gbps (Gigabits per second) so this is probably where your confusion comes from.So it's the best SATA there is.
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You should be able to replace it without compatability issues but it will not perform at maximum specifications if the interface is not sata III
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Hard drive is 7mm SATA3 type with 6Gbps bandwidth, also you can use mSATA slot for expansion
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Yes it will but not at the highest speed capable in SATA3. Still is quite fast, either way.
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Yes. Actually, all SATA standards are compatible with each other.Here's the thing: SATA 1 moves at 1.5 Gb/s. SATA 2 moves at 3 Gb/s. SATA 3 moves at 6 Gb/s. If you plug a SATA 3 drive into a SATA 1 port, it is going to move at 1.5 Gb/s.
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Hum - the spect. sheet says Product Specifications - interface SATA 6 Gb/s - to be sure u should call WD 1 (800) 275-4932
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That is an old board. However, it looks like it reads SATA so you should be good
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Is your mac's Sata 6Gb/s compatible? Because, if it is older, it may be only 3Gb/s, and that would be why it is slower.
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I wondered the same thing when I bought it since I wanted to be certain of this. The manufacturer said it was "compatible" with SATA III, but that does not necessarily mean anything. The external interface is USB 3.0 and limtied to 5Gbits/sec max throughput, of course. Anyway, after testing with a fast 3.5" 7200 disk drive, I came to the conclusion that the drive internally is running at max performance for its platter write speeds - as you can see from my reported review. Unless I were to check with an SSD, I would not be certain of the interface, but my educated guess is that it is is an internal SATA III interface ... hope that helps! I wondered the same thing when I bought it since I wanted to be certain of this. The manufacturer said it was "compatible" with SATA III, but that does not necessarily mean anything. The external interface is USB 3.0 and limtied to 5Gbits/sec max throughput, of course. Anyway, after testing with a fast 3.5" 7200 disk drive, I came to the conclusion that the drive internally is running at max performance for its platter write speeds - as you can see from my reported review. Unless I were to check with an SSD, I would not be certain of the interface, but my educated guess is... » Read More I wondered the same thing when I bought it since I wanted to be certain of this. The manufacturer said it was "compatible" with SATA III, but that does not necessarily mean anything. The external interface is USB 3.0 and limtied to 5Gbits/sec max throughput, of course. Anyway, after testing with a fast 3.5" 7200 disk drive, I came to the conclusion that the drive internally is running at max performance for its platter write speeds - as you can see from my reported review. Unless I were to check with an SSD, I would not be certain of the interface, but my educated guess is that it is is an internal SATA III interface ... hope that helps! « Show Less